Public Speaking Trivia Questions
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Sample Public Speaking Quiz Questions
A mix of easy, medium and hard — questions run from warm-up to expert, so there's a real challenge at every level. Think you know the answers? Play to find out.
This common fear, often ranked above death in surveys, affects roughly 75% of people when asked to address an audience.
Difficulty: Easy- Glossophobia
- Claustrophobia
- Agoraphobia
- Acrophobia
Standing behind this piece of furniture gives speakers a place to rest their notes, though it can also create a barrier with the audience.
Difficulty: Medium- Table
- Desk
- Podium
- Chair
This 20th-century rhetorician developed the "dramatistic pentad" analyzing motives through act, scene, agent, agency, and purpose.
Difficulty: Hard- Kenneth Burke
- Wayne Booth
- Richard Weaver
- Lloyd Bitzer
When speakers make this visual connection with audience members, it builds trust and helps maintain attention throughout the presentation.
Difficulty: Easy- Hand gestures
- Eye contact
- Facial expressions
- Body posture
This visual tool displays images, text, and graphics behind the speaker to support their message.
Difficulty: Medium- Whiteboard
- Flipchart
- Handout
- Slideshow
This Burke concept suggests that persuasion works by establishing common ground and shared identity between speaker and audience.
Difficulty: Hard- Consubstantiation
- Identification
- Terministic screens
- Dramatism
This device clips onto clothing and amplifies the speaker's voice so everyone in a large room can hear clearly.
Difficulty: Easy- Earpiece
- Microphone
- Speaker
- Amplifier
This ancient Greek philosopher wrote Rhetoric and identified three persuasive appeals that speakers still use today.
Difficulty: Medium- Aristotle
- Plato
- Socrates
- Cicero
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